Teaching Sedimentary Geology in the 21st Century

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Classroom Activities for Teaching Sedimentary Geology

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Virtual Field Trip to the Book Cliffspart of Cutting Edge:Sedimentary Geology:ActivitiesAnn Holmes, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Problem-based learning techniques have been applied to geological datasets collected and published about the Cretaceous Book Cliffs exposures in Utah.

A Project for Students Using Data from the XES Basinpart of Cutting Edge:Sedimentary Geology:Using Physical Models A project on sedimentary basin architecture and sequence stratigraphy Synthethic stratigraphy created in an XES Basin experimental run (XES 02) Imagine that you asked your students to interpret a seismic section ...

Sedimentation and Tectonics: Geologic History of the Appalachian Basinpart of Cutting Edge:Sedimentary Geology:ActivitiesBosiljka Glumac, Smith College This culminating mini-project challenges students to utilize all the skills and knowledge acquired throughout the semester, thus effectively reviewing and summarizing many key concepts linking sedimentation and ...

Subsurface sequence stratigraphic correlation using well logspart of Cutting Edge:Sedimentary Geology:ActivitiesM. Royhan Gani, University of New Orleans Subsurface well logs (gamma and resistivity) are used to construct a cross section based on sequence stratigraphic principles. In this assignment, students will learn how to correlate well logs applying basic ...

Simplified Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphypart of Cutting Edge:Sedimentary Geology:Activitiesmaya elrick, University of New Mexico-Main Campus Sequence stratigraphy is jargon-laden and typically presented in an overly complicated manner which turns many students off. This lab is a simple and straightforward introduction to sequence stratigraphic ...

Delta environments and paleogeographypart of Cutting Edge:Sedimentary Geology:Activitiesmaya elrick, University of New Mexico-Main Campus One of the most basic and useful aspects of stratigraphy is reconstructing paleogeography using correlated stratigraphic columns. This lab introduces students to the reconstruction of deltaic paleoenvironments ...

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